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Chital machher muitha
This is the flesh of clown knife fish scooped ,separated from bones and made dumplings by boiling in water. and after that making a curry.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 3
Author indrani
Ingredients( for fish dumplings)
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Fish flesh of Chital
400 gms
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Potato
1 boiled with a little salt
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Coriander leaves
1/3 rd cup finely chopped
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Green chilies
3 to 4 finely chopped
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Ginger garlic paste
2 tbsp
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Lemon juice
2 tbsp
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Salt
as per taste
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Red chilly powder
1/2 tbsp
Ingredients for curry
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4 to 5
cloves
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3 to 4
cardamom
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1
bay leaf
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1
tbsp
ginger paste
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1
onion
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A handful coriander leaves
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1
tsp
turmeric powder
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1
tsp
coriander powder
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1
tsp
cumin powder
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1
tsp
red chilli powder
Preparation for fish dumpling
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Scoop the fish flesh without bones from the chital fish with a spoon.
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Mash the boiled potato .
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Mix all the above ingredients.
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Make small balls from the above mixture
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Add the balls in boiling water and boil them for 5 to 7 minutes,until the balls start floating on top.
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You can now bake the balls in preheated oven at 170 degrees for 5 minutes or deep fry them.
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You can serve them hot with Coriander chutney or ketchup.
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Most people prepare a gravy and add these fried balls to make a delicious curry.But I like them both ways.This time I enjoyed them as starters.
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One cannot perform a similar preparation with any other kind of fish because there are no binding material used here.
Method for preparing curry
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Heat the oil
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Add bay leaves
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Add cardamom, cloves and cinnamon stick
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fry ginger paste
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ground onion and coriander leaves.
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Add this in the oil
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saute this mixture
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Add the spices and fry till oil starts separating.
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Add 1/2 cup of water and salt.
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cook for 2 to 3 minutes covered .
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Add green chillies.
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Add the fish dumplings and saute.
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Take off from the oven.